Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16


into whose arms she expects to jump
troubles of this wretched world. There
is no use of talking or arguing about it,
women as stenographers are good until
the matrimonial bee buzzes in their bon
net, and then, goodbye, Jane.
object on principle and after expert
ence to the employment of women in
any branch of telegraphy. Not only do
l base my objection in this matrimonial
fact, but in Others quite as significant.
Nothing is worse than a stupid woman,
and there are hundreds of stupid women
hired by the telegraph companies as re-
ceivers and as operators, the cOnse-
quences of which are generally amusing
and often annoying, and rarely what is
desired.
An ordinarily discreet man can under
stand that the Western Union Telegraph
Company depends upon patronage for its
existence, and when a customer comes
to his desk with a dispatch appre-
ciates the necessity of politeness,
attention and haste. The ordinary
woman who sits in the seat of the
scornful as receiver in the
Western Union Company's employ is
quietly insolent. She ignores the pres
ence of the patron of her master; she
receives his message with sublime indf
ference; answers his necessary questions
CURLY, and betrays anything but lively
interest in her business, which is her en-
ployer's livelihood. AS for mistakes
made by women telegraphers, they are
multitudinous. One never feels like
complaining Of woman under any cir
cumstances, but l have been frightfully
I'd II, hxyt
utterly unnecessary blunders made by
never knows what eye will see his mes
sage, and although in every 1000
nine hundred messages are of no
earthly interest to any outsider,
there is no telling in what part of
the 1 900 your peculiarly private and nee
essarily secret communication NAV come
There are offices in New York manned"
by women in which can almost always
be found not only the operator, but fe-
male friend. The friend sees just as
much of what goes out and comes in as
the operator, and however pleasant and
conducive to a CHEEKY afternoon that
circumstance may be to them, it is not
particularly jolly to the man who en-
ploys them. No, I do not believe in
women as telegraphers. II a man
violates the rules you can send him TO
State prison; if woman does, you are
expected to grin and bear it.
You notice that l refer to women ply
sicians above. Most emphatically be-
lieve in giving any woman who has the
divine inspiration adequate education,
ample opportunity for observation, and
then chance to practice on her fellow
women. An eminent surgeon in New York
has as his assistant girl of twenty-five,
and he tells me that her nerve issuperb,
and that she is worth half dozen ordi-
nary male assistants. His practice is ex-
tensive, and he knows whereof he
speaks. l have had occasion to
test in my own family the experience
and knowledge of woman physician,
with the greatest possible benefit. Does
1t not stand to reason that an intelligent
woman, devoting herself to the practice
of medicine, educated, skilled and ex-
perienced, starts with advantage over an
equally intelligent, educated and mex
perienced man, when she comes to deal
with women? Can man understand
the thousand and one mysteries and mis-
cries of the female organization Can
woman explain to man the feelings,
sensations, pains, places, peculiarities
do not see that it is possible; but you
say we need a physician sometimes in
the middle of the night. All! now you
touch prejudices; now you fall PROSTATE
before Sister Grundy. Mrs. Grundy
would think it awful for woman to go
out at midnight.
Why?
Because she might be spoken to or in
suited by some man.
Precisely so.
Then it is time for my second propo-
sition to be considered, and for us, as
men, having control of the laws, the
police and the agencies of civilization,
to see to it that our women can go out
at midnight, or any other time, I'M
molested, uninsulted, to follow the ne
cessities of their duty. AS matter of
fact, real women are rarely spoken to"
at night or any other time. HOWARD